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disorient

[dis-awr-ee-ent, -ohr-] / dɪsˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr- /






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“Sometimes you almost get disoriented because there are so many shadows, so much bright, white ice,” Gibson said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Frank, full of character and occasionally disorienting, this collection of his work is a joyful depiction of a uniquely American quirk.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Dissociative” is a decent descriptor for Isella’s music, too — disorienting, unnerving, drawing out emotions you might not understand.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a disorienting whirl from New York to Tokyo to London to Paris to Rome to Atlanta to New Jersey, which I guess is the point.

From Salon

"The more dangerous ones are the bears that come down into villages or towns. Those bears are often disoriented, they don't know where they are or what's happening," he said.

From Barron's